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Golden Eyes

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Golden Eyes is an international independent awards.

This events is a competition for projects in all genres and multiple categories.

OFFICIAL SELECTION - IN COMPETITION
The OFFICIAL SELECTION laurel is given to all projects.

IMDb Qualifying.

Awards

Golden Eyes Certificate

Diploma

Feature Film
Feature Documentary
Feature Animation
Short Film
Short Documentary
Short Animation
Music Video
Song
Trailer
Photo/Still Photos
Poster
Short Script
Feature Screenplay

Deadline

April 6, 2026

Opening Date

May 3, 2026

Earlybird Deadline

June 6, 2026

Regular Deadline

July 9, 2026

Late Deadline

August 31, 2026

Extended Deadline

September 13, 2026

Notification Date

September 21, 2026

Event Date

Key Stats

2k

Audience Attendance

100

Projects selected

500

Estimated Submissions

18

Awards Presented

Rules & Terms

No Rules.

Feel free and do your best.

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The Doll's Postman

Log Line: A story (fictional?) on the interaction of Franz Kafka with a child who had lost her doll.
Synopsis: The story of Franz Kafka becoming a Doll’s Postman to cheer up a child and writing to her 14 letters paints a very different image of this cynical philosopher from the 19th century. His thoughts and writings have outlived him and are as relevant today as they were in his time. The film recreates this heartwarming story of Franz Kafka and his inspiring writings.
Theme:
The young can see beauty so easily! Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old.

#manazashi

The film is a road movie that begins with the fieldwork of cultural anthropologist Takao Shimizu and agronomist Ueru Tanaka in African countries and Asia. Their scholarly gaze somehow intersects multilayeredly with the eyes of the filmmakers and the editor staring at a monitor in Tokyo, weaving together the complexities of the world. Long shots of magnificent nature and casual scenes of local life flow comfortably.

THE DEVOTED

1536 – Europe is in flames. The Roman Catholic Church and the followers of Reformation started by Luther are fighting with each other: the Roman Catholic Church, which has descended to unprecedented ethical and moral depths and the new type of messages of the Reformation. The pyres are on fire: the high priests of the Roman Catholic Church are burning the followers of the Reformation, and the monarchs who have converted to the Reformed faith are craving for revenge, and are persecuting the Catholics....

Dust Never Settled

After the Artsakh War in 2020, American-Armenian filmmaker Blue Kalamian traveled to Armenia and Artsakh to see firsthand how the war affected the country and its people. "Dust Never Settled" highlights the voices of those who otherwise would not be able to share their stories. The film explores the experiences of soldiers, medical volunteers, and displaced families as they attempt to pick up the pieces of their lives in the aftermath of this terrible event.

Traditional Indigenous Ways of Being

An Ed Breeding Film. Featuring Geronimo Vela and Dr. Lisa Grayshield. Revision Editing by Geronimo Vela.
TRADITIONAL INDIGENOUS WAYS OF BEING is an excellent ‘blueprint’ for us all to follow, if we want to have a better future for ourselves and our children on this planet. It should be obvious to anyone that has been paying attention to all of the negative actions of humans on this planet, that we need a major paradigm shift to take place, to get us on a different and better trajectory, if we hope to survive as a species....